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Coolant Filer – Need Release
While at DD I had the oil and filters changed and I had them install a Need Release filter instead of the standard filter with pellets. The claim to fame is the filter only releases SCA’s as needed instead of an ongoing release.
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Tom,
Inquiring minds want to know, how do it know when to add SCA?
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Alvie, you suggest the wrong question…………
If it only introduces chemicals as needed, how do WE know it has no more to add?
No need to change the conditioning filters if they still have the ability to regulate the SCAs.
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spec recommends typical filter life is 15 months or 120,000 miles
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Do not use this if you are running extended life coolant….you run a blank filter when you have extended life
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This is just an observation, but if the coolant life is 2 years wouldn’t it make sense to make the cartridge life 12 months? That way one cartridge change is required and both cartridges are expended when the coolant change is due.
Silly me for trying to see some logic here.
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DD told me 2 years no problem based on the limited miles we run compared to big trucks, even if the recommended 1 1/2 year is exceeded.
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Alvie,
NAPA sells a product called “NAPA Kool” manufactured by WIX filters. It adds the SCA’s back into ethylene glycol coolant / antifreeze only.
Along with that WIX NAPA has a detailed product line of pellet additive filters. Filter is determined by the gallon capacity of system.
AL
sorry Jon
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Then why does Detroit call for a 15 month change?
Jeff and Lindsay
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I’m actually using extended life coolant Al.
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Same here. The use of extended life coolant saves a lot over its six year life in terms of labor and the need to maintain SCAs.
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Here is a 2015 DD brochure about: Coolants, filters, etc
http://www.todaystrucking.com/images/DetroitDieselCoolants7se2981.pdf -
I had Jeff install Extended life and a blank filter in mine last month. So no change for 6 years or so I guess?
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